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Chester Step Test (CST) 2020

Dec 31, 2020/Test & Measure

This summary contains information on the use of this test in adult patients or clients with all diagnoses and populations.

Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

Sep 21, 2021/Test & Measure

The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) contains 3 components: Balance test, Gait Speed test, and Chair Stand test. These components are useful for a physical therapist (PT) to evaluate the functional mobility of an older adult’s lower extremities.

Film Star Kathy Bates Helps to Spread the Word on Lymphedema Management in APTA Oncology Section's Journal

Jan 16, 2018/News

Health care providers are increasing their knowledge of lymphedema management, but there's still much work to be done. Just ask film and television star Kathy Bates, author of a letter to the editor in a special issue of Rehabilitation Oncology (RO) entirely devoted to the disease.

Taking Precautions for Mobility and Exercise as Potential Aerosol-Generating Procedures

Jun 22, 2020/Article

Mobilization, exercise, and ambulation are potential aerosol-generating procedures, and PTs and PTAs should have access to appropriate protection.

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

Jun 24, 2022/Test & Measure

HADS screens for anxiety and depression in all adults over the age of 16.

Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)

Aug 30, 2017/Test & Measure

This is a self-report measure developed to assess the patient's perception of shoulder pain and disability during daily activities.

Response to Stress Questionnaire (RSQ)

Apr 29, 2022/Test & Measure

The Response to Stress Questionnaire measures stressor or domain-specific coping and involuntary responses to stress.

Congress Scrambles to Pass Year-End Legislation to Fund the Government

Dec 23, 2024/News

The deal includes a three-month Medicare extension on telehealth.

Quality of Life in Alzheimer Disease: QOL-AD

Jun 29, 2017/Test & Measure

A 13-item questionnaire designed to provide both a patient and a caregiver report of the quality of life (QOL) for patients who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer Disease (AD).

Advocacy for Our Profession Isn't a Spectator Sport

Jan 21, 2020/Open Access

During a class I learned about advocacy and its impact on our profession. It was as if a fog lifted.